Sunday, July 27, 2025
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE

IBB Frustrated Efforts to Uncover Dele Giwa’s Death – Falana

Femi Falana Accuses IBB of Covering Up Dele Giwa’s Assassination

paulcraft by paulcraft
February 26, 2025
in National
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
A A
0
Femi Falana
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Femi Falana accused IBB of frustrating investigations into Dele Giwa’s assassination, reneging on a promised public inquiry

  • Falana highlighted Gani Fawehinmi’s legal efforts to seek justice, which were met with government resistance and court setbacks


Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has accused former military ruler General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) of frustrating attempts to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of journalist Dele Giwa.

Falana made this claim while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, responding to IBB’s recently released memoir, A Journey in Service.

READ ALSO

Stop misleading the world about Nigeria, NiDCOM boss tells Kemi Badenoch

Buhari’s frequent medical trip abroad not a distrust of Nigeria’s healthcare system, Garba Shehu counters Adesina

Kano governor orders probe of commissioner who stood surety for arrested drug baron

Nigerians face deportation as UK scraps over 100 jobs, bans companies from employing foreigners

According to Falana, IBB’s regime initially promised a public inquiry into Giwa’s assassination but later reneged on the decision.

“On October 19, 1986, when that unfortunate incident happened, one of the early visitors to Dele Giwa’s house was the then Minister of Information. He publicly announced that due to the novel nature of the death—since Nigeria had never witnessed such before—there would be a public inquiry,” Falana said.

“However, two days later, the military junta reversed its decision and abandoned the promise of an investigation.”

Falana also highlighted the efforts of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), a friend and lawyer to Dele Giwa, in seeking justice.

“Chief Gani Fawehinmi took up the matter, writing to the government and declaring that if they refused to prosecute, he would personally do so,” Falana said.

However, the government ignored Fawehinmi’s demand, forcing him to take the matter to court.

“Gani went to court, but he was told he had no locus standi (legal standing) to demand prosecution. He proceeded to the Court of Appeal, but the ruling remained the same,” Falana recounted.

Nonetheless, the Supreme Court later ruled that a concerned citizen could not be denied the right to challenge the death of another person.

Despite their close relationship, Falana also accused IBB of betraying and executing his childhood friend, General Mamman Vatsa.

“IBB’s relationship with General Vatsa was much closer than that of Dele Giwa. Vatsa was his best man. They grew up together and even shared the same room as bachelors. Yet, he was executed without any basis,” Falana stated.

Falana’s revelations further revive calls for accountability over military-era crimes. Dele Giwa, the founder of Newswatch magazine, was killed by a letter bomb in 1986, an attack widely believed to have been carried out by the military government.

Despite several attempts to investigate the assassination, no one has been held accountable, reinforcing suspicions of a cover-up orchestrated by the Babangida regime.

POPULAR TODAY

  • All
  • National
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • World News
  • Sports
  • XTRA

BREAKING: Nigeria rally from two goals down to defeat Morocco in WAFCON final

July 26, 2025

Oshiomhole: Looks can deceive…APC corrects wrong impression with Yilwatda’s emergence

July 26, 2025

Why Peter Obi must notify Gov Okpebholo before visiting Edo – Oshiomhole

July 26, 2025

Fayose: I held back criticism of Buhari after death due to wife’s advice

July 26, 2025

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName